Every Sevens so far
79 days of trivia questions, with the answers. A day lands here once it’s over everywhere in the world.
Play today’s seven- No. 94Tue, Oct 20, 2026Which Roman emperor’s wall stretched right across northern England?
- No. 93Mon, Oct 19, 2026Which is the largest of the big cats?
- No. 92Sun, Oct 18, 2026Which sweet American snack takes its name from the Dutch ‘koekje’, meaning little cake?
- No. 91Sat, Oct 17, 2026Which of these is, botanically speaking, a true berry?
- No. 90Fri, Oct 16, 2026Which country is thought to hold more lakes than the rest of the world combined?
- No. 89Thu, Oct 15, 2026Which is the only planet in our solar system whose English name doesn’t come from a god?
- No. 88Wed, Oct 14, 2026Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, stands in which country?
- No. 87Tue, Oct 13, 2026Which precious metal has the chemical symbol Au?
- No. 86Mon, Oct 12, 2026Which Greek hero was set twelve labours, from slaying the Nemean lion to fetching Cerberus?
- No. 85Sun, Oct 11, 2026The word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of which ancient language’s alphabet?
- No. 84Sat, Oct 10, 2026The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu stands high in the Andes of which country?
- No. 83Fri, Oct 9, 2026Before Pet Shop Boys took off, Neil Tennant was assistant editor of which British pop magazine?
- No. 82Thu, Oct 8, 2026In which sport do teams compete for the Stanley Cup?
- No. 81Wed, Oct 7, 2026Carvone’s mirror-image forms smell of spearmint and of which spice, used in rye bread?
- No. 80Tue, Oct 6, 2026The NYT mocked him in 1920 and apologised in 1969. Who launched the first liquid-fuel rocket, 100 years ago this year?
- No. 79Mon, Oct 5, 2026What is the delightful collective noun for a group of flamingos?
- No. 78Sun, Oct 4, 2026What is the only city that lies on two continents, straddling Europe and Asia?
- No. 77Sat, Oct 3, 2026What color were carrots before Dutch growers cultivated the familiar orange variety?
- No. 76Fri, Oct 2, 2026What is the only food that astronaut John Glenn ate in space that proved liquids could be swallowed in zero gravity — actually, name the fruit whose seeds are on the outside.
- No. 75Thu, Oct 1, 2026What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
- No. 74Wed, Sep 30, 2026What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it describes, like ‘buzz’ or ‘hiss’?
- No. 73Tue, Sep 29, 2026What is the only country whose national flag is not rectangular or square?
- No. 72Mon, Sep 28, 2026What is the term for the study of flags?
- No. 71Sun, Sep 27, 2026What is the only letter of the alphabet not found in the periodic table of elements?
- No. 70Sat, Sep 26, 2026What is the only muscle in the human body attached at just one end?
- No. 69Fri, Sep 25, 2026What is the term for a number that reads the same upside down and right-side up, like 8 or 96?
- No. 68Thu, Sep 24, 2026What is the only U.S. state whose name is just one syllable?
- No. 67Wed, Sep 23, 2026What is the term for a poem of exactly 17 syllables in three lines, from Japan?
- No. 66Tue, Sep 22, 2026What is the only English word that ends in the letters ‘-mt’?
- No. 65Mon, Sep 21, 2026What is the longest word in English typeable using only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?
- No. 64Sun, Sep 20, 2026What is the only continent with no native species of ant?
- No. 63Sat, Sep 19, 2026What is the term for a shape or object identical to its own mirror image, like the letter ‘A’?
- No. 62Fri, Sep 18, 2026What is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman god?
- No. 61Thu, Sep 17, 2026What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
- No. 60Wed, Sep 16, 2026What is the only number that has the same number of letters as its value in English?
- No. 59Tue, Sep 15, 2026What is the term for an animal that is active mainly at twilight, dawn and dusk?
- No. 58Mon, Sep 14, 2026What is the only letter worth the highest point value alongside ‘Q’ in standard English Scrabble?
- No. 57Sun, Sep 13, 2026What is the only bird known to fly backwards?
- No. 56Sat, Sep 12, 2026What is the world’s smallest country by area?
- No. 55Fri, Sep 11, 2026What is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same, letter for letter, in another word rearranged — like ‘listen’ and ‘silent’?
- No. 54Thu, Sep 10, 2026What is the only sea on Earth with no coastline, bounded entirely by ocean currents?
- No. 53Wed, Sep 9, 2026What is the name for a group of crows?
- No. 52Tue, Sep 8, 2026What is the study of fungi called?
- No. 51Mon, Sep 7, 2026Which country consumes the most coffee per capita in the world?
- No. 50Sun, Sep 6, 2026What is the fear of long words humorously (and ironically) called?
- No. 49Sat, Sep 5, 2026What is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?
- No. 48Fri, Sep 4, 2026What is the term for a word spelled the same forwards and backwards?
- No. 47Thu, Sep 3, 2026What is the smallest bone in the human body?
- No. 46Wed, Sep 2, 2026What is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name?
- No. 45Tue, Sep 1, 2026What is the only letter that does not appear in the spelling of any month of the year?
- No. 44Mon, Aug 31, 2026What is the only country in the world located on all four hemispheres — north, south, east and west?
- No. 43Sun, Aug 30, 2026What is the term for a group of jellyfish?
- No. 42Sat, Aug 29, 2026What is the only English word believed to end in the letters ‘-gry’ besides ‘hungry’?
- No. 41Fri, Aug 28, 2026What is the only letter of the alphabet that doesn’t appear in the spelling of any number from zero to nine hundred ninety-nine?
- No. 40Thu, Aug 27, 2026What is the name of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders — the word for lighthouse in several languages comes from its island. Name that island.
- No. 39Wed, Aug 26, 2026What is the only letter of the English alphabet that, in its lowercase form, is dotted twice — actually, name the only two lowercase letters that carry a dot.
- No. 38Tue, Aug 25, 2026What is the term for a word that has an opposite meaning to another, like ‘hot’ and ‘cold’?
- No. 37Mon, Aug 24, 2026Which element makes up roughly two-thirds of the atoms in a water molecule?
- No. 36Sun, Aug 23, 2026Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
- No. 35Sat, Aug 22, 2026What is the only letter that is worth the same in Scrabble as its position — actually, what English word contains all five vowels in order, a, e, i, o, u?
- No. 34Fri, Aug 21, 2026The ‘umami’ taste was scientifically identified from which food ingredient in Japan?
- No. 33Thu, Aug 20, 2026What is the only city that lies on two continents, straddling Europe and Asia?
- No. 32Wed, Aug 19, 2026What color were carrots before Dutch growers cultivated the familiar orange variety?
- No. 31Tue, Aug 18, 2026What is the only food that astronaut John Glenn ate in space that proved liquids could be swallowed in zero gravity — actually, name the fruit whose seeds are on the outside.
- No. 30Mon, Aug 17, 2026What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
- No. 29Sun, Aug 16, 2026What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it describes, like ‘buzz’ or ‘hiss’?
- No. 28Sat, Aug 15, 2026What is the only country whose national flag is not rectangular or square?
- No. 27Fri, Aug 14, 2026What is the term for the study of flags?
- No. 26Thu, Aug 13, 2026What is the only letter of the alphabet not found in the periodic table of elements?
- No. 25Wed, Aug 12, 2026What is the only muscle in the human body attached at just one end?
- No. 24Tue, Aug 11, 2026What is the term for a number that reads the same upside down and right-side up, like 8 or 96?
- No. 23Mon, Aug 10, 2026What is the only U.S. state whose name is just one syllable?
- No. 22Sun, Aug 9, 2026What is the term for a poem of exactly 17 syllables in three lines, from Japan?
- No. 21Sat, Aug 8, 2026What is the only English word that ends in the letters ‘-mt’?
- No. 20Fri, Aug 7, 2026What is the longest word in English typeable using only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?
- No. 19Thu, Aug 6, 2026What is the only continent with no native species of ant?
- No. 18Wed, Aug 5, 2026What is the term for a shape or object identical to its own mirror image, like the letter ‘A’?
- No. 17Tue, Aug 4, 2026What is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Roman god?
- No. 16Mon, Aug 3, 2026What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
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